psychiatry
Trump's Mental Impairment Means He Can't Think Strategically: Psychiatrist
The mental fitness of President Donald Trump to hold his office has been called into question multiple times.
Five Stages of Grief Are Not Fixed Steps
The experience of grief is highly individualised and not well captured by the commonly known "five stages."
Hot Dogs and Beef Jerky Linked to Mania in Study
Scientists believe a chemical used to cure meats could trigger mania.
What Causes ADHD? Study Offers Potential Answer
Researchers asked high school students about how often they used social media and texting apps.
Scientists Want People to Smoke Weed for a Study
The researchers want to find out how long the effects of cannabis take to wear off.
Condition Feels Like Insects Crawling Under the Skin
Known as Morgellons by some, sufferers can resort to self-medication—including taking a razor to their skin.
Ketamine Can Rapidly Treat Depression, New Study Says
Ketamine is perhaps best known for being a popular recreational drug.
This Scientist Thinks an Antibiotic Might Help Autism
A clinical trial using an antibiotic to treat autism is ongoing in California.
Controlling Anxiety With Light
Turning off these cells could be an effective way to reduce unnecessary anxiety.
Trump's Test Results May Not Prove His Mental Health
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment asks people to draw a cube, remember five words and repeat sentences exactly.
Moral Dilemma? Brain Cells May Reveal How You'll React
Researchers from UCLA examined how people react when the death of others is at stake.
What Suicidal Thoughts Look Like in the Brain
Imagine being able to know who has suicidal thoughts by looking at brain images.
British Psychiatrists Own Up to Harm Done to LGB People
The Royal College of Psychiatrists responded to a Buzzfeed interview with a man who was forced to go through electric-shock aversion therapy.
Punitive Psychiatry Returns to Ex-Soviet States
From Crimea to Uzbekistan, human rights groups say dissidents are being subject to "treatment" at psychiatric facilities for opposing the government.
Lack of Sleep May Cause Depression, Anxiety
Sleep problems are not just a consequence of mental health disorders: They may be a big cause of them, research shows.
The Concept of Schizophrenia is Dying
"We need to retain the benefits and discard the negatives of the term as we move into a post-schizophrenic era."
Rallying Nazis: Mentally Ill or Just Terrible People?
As neo-Nazis rally, psychiatrists return to the decades-old question of whether violent white supremacy is a personality disorder.
Delusion Makes People Believe Loved ones are Imposters
The Capgras delusion was first reported in 1923, and scientists are now edging closer to understand this extremely rare condition.
Blame Your Road Rage on That Cat Parasite
Research suggests exposure to toxoplasma gondii—that 'crazy cat lady' parasite—may be the cause behind rage disorders.
How PTSD Changes the Brain
Earthquake survivors with PTSD had altered brain areas that affect the processing and relay of information
Why Nearly Half of Us Hear Voices (and How to Fix It)
Our correspondent went along to the sixth annual Hearing Voices Congress to meet the people talking back.
Hearing Voices? You're Not Alone
The people who talk back to the voices inside their heads want you to stop calling them crazy.
Man Is Treated in First Case of Google Glass Addiction
The patient spent 18 hours a day wearing the glasses, removing them only to sleep and bathe.
Discoveries & $650 Million Change Psychiatric Research
A paper reporting the discovery of 108 genetic links to schizophrenia is published on the same day that Ted Stanley donates $650 million to fund psychiatric research.
Schizophrenia Doesn't Care if You're Loaded
"Education and money may once have served as buffers against distress, but that is no longer the case."
Good Luck Getting Psychiatric Care
As the number of psychiatrists drops sharply, so do the number accepting private health insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.